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Thinking and deciding
- Title
- Thinking and deciding / Jonathan Baron.
- Author
- Baron, Jonathan, 1944-
- Publication
- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BF441 .B29 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 588 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- A thorough examination of the psychology of thinking and decision making.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 534-571) and indexes.
- Contents
- Part I. Thinking in general. What is thinking? -- The study of thinking -- Good thinking: the nature of rationality -- Problem solving -- Learning: basic processes -- Learning: complex material -- Intelligence and creativity -- The teaching of thinking -- Formal logic -- Logic and everyday reasoning. Part II. Probability and belief. Normative theory of probability -- Descriptive theory of probability judgment -- Hypothesis testing -- Judgment of correlation and contingency -- Biases and belief. Part III. Decisions and plans. Normative theory of utility and choice -- Decision analysis and utility measurement -- Descriptive theory of choice under uncertainty -- Description of choice under certainty -- Quantitative judgment -- Moral thinking -- Fairness and justice -- Social dilemmas: cooperation versus defection -- Decisions about the future.
- ISBN
- 052143131X
- 9780521431316
- 0521437326
- 9780521437325
- LCCN
- 93046230
- OCLC
- ocm29548316
- 29548316
- SCSB-2040271
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library